Chapter 16 Applause rang
Entering the screening room, Robert took a casual look and saw that the occupancy rate was about half.
He did not go to the front row, but sat in the last row and said to Catherine and Eric: "You are free, you don't need to accompany me."
Catherine and Eric The two exchanged a few words and sat on the other side of the aisle.
Robert took off his woolen coat and found that many spectators in the front row were drinking coffee. He said to his subordinates: "Simon, go buy a cup of coffee."
Simon came to the sales area and saw some instant paper cups of black coffee on the counter, and asked: "Only this one?"
"Only this one." Mason explained: "Watch a movie and get coffee. , no need to spend money, the director will pay the bill."
He got a cup: "You. How many cups do you want?”
Simon asked for a cup of coffee, returned to the screening room, handed it to Robert, and explained: “The theater only has instant coffee, prepared by the crew.”
Robert tasted it. One bite: "It's a bit clever to use coffee to attract the audience."
He gave orders: "You hand out the questionnaires and collect them after the movie is over. You don't have to come back. Everyone finds a place to sit."
This was a consistent practice, and the four subordinates left separately.
The doors close and the screening begins.
In the middle of the third row, Hawke also received a questionnaire and a free pen.
The questionnaire is the simplest post-screening rating, with a maximum of five stars.
Hawke was relieved that there were no accidents for the time being.
Regardless of whether the deal can be concluded or not, he has made a sure profit from this business.
Everyone in the audience was in high spirits after drinking strong black coffee, with lunch and cash prizes in hand. Even though the movie was full of Mexicans, most of them were still glued to the screen.
There was a big girl who felt bored and yawned.
The little girl next to her glared angrily, as if her sister was robbing her of her pocket money.
The girl quickly straightened her posture and started watching the movie seriously.
On the other side of the aisle, Beard noticed that the person in front of him had his head tilted to one side, and kicked him under his seat. The person in front of him immediately sat upright.
Simon chose a seat. In addition to watching the movie, his eyes swept over the audience from time to time.
Simon was not very interested in the movie that was full of Mexicans. To his surprise, the nearby white audiences were very engaged and stared at the screen intently.
The other three people were in a similar situation to him, but they were not surprised. In the past, they thought it was not good to watch, but after buying it, the audience liked too many videos.
Robert hasn't touched his coffee cup since the film started.
The subplot of this film is very neat, with a standard three-act structure. The theme is also a prodigal son that Hollywood and American audiences like. It also involves family and friendship. Although the production is a bit rough, the cost is here. Well, switching to a Hollywood company wouldn't be much better.
The only question is, why is the protagonist not white?
Robert hadn’t seen a film like this in a few years. I remember that the last time he saw it, many viewers left the show early.
But the expected early exit did not happen.
Robert looked over from the last row. Most of the audience were attentive, and few people even went to the toilet.
This is somewhat unexpected.
At the end of the movie, no audience left the show early.
Robert thought about it, with the development of the affirmative movement, the audience has become more accepting?
Or maybe the plot of this movie, which reflects the drug and drug dealer problems commonly faced by lower-class communities, resonates with these people?
At the end of the movie, Catherine breathed a sigh of relief. The audience she had found did not leave early, and neither did Robert.
Although there is no lively and explosive atmosphere, the atmosphere of quiet movie watching is really good.
Catherine's mind was full of excitement. There was a good chance that the film would be able to sell the copyright to recoup its investment, and it might even generate profits.
She couldn't help but glance at her boyfriend. Besides kneeling and licking, this guy also had real talents and hard work, which could really help her improve her personality.
The video ends at this point, and the credits flash.
Hawke, who had been prepared for a long time, was the first to applaud, and everyone around him followed suit, and the applause spread throughout the theater.
All the audience were applauding.
Hoke stood up first and received a standing ovation!
We had communicated beforehand, and people around us stood up and applauded. On the left rear, Larson stood up, leading people nearby to stand up one after another.
Elsewhere, the four deputy captains, Brand, Beard and others stood up one after another.
Everyone around them stood up and applauded.
The theater audience all stood up and applauded!
The applause kept ringing, half a minute, a minute...
Katherine remembered Hawke's instructions and pulled Eric: "Idiot, hurry up and go to the curtain call!"
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The actors in "D.C. Heights" are all temporary hires, and the director is actually the only one working in front of and behind the scenes.
Eric had never experienced such a scene. The applause made him frightened. He got up and ran forward. He almost fell down because he was so nervous.
Hoke thought this guy was acting, and secretly sighed that it effectively increased the sense of reality.
The rookie director was excited, shocked, and panicked after receiving such recognition...
Eric stood in front of the screen, facing the audience, and bowed.
Hawke still stood and applauded harder, and those around him also clapped harder.
In the theater, the applause was even more enthusiastic.
Eric could only straighten up and bow again.
Hoke lowered his head and glanced at the cell phone placed on the cup holder. It had been less than four minutes, so there was no rush.
So, the applause continues.
The warm atmosphere spread to the back row, and Robert slowly stood up and clapped his hands gently.
Everyone has their own standards for judging movies.
As a business manager of a film company, Robert's standards are very simple. Movies that are liked by front-line audiences are good movies.
Because it has commercial value.
In the past, most of the films that enjoyed such warm applause from the audience at film festivals were successful.
The eyes of Larson, Bearded and others passed through the figures and landed on Hawke, and they began to curse in their hearts.
Nothing else, I clapped for too long and my palms hurt.
In front of the screen, Eric bowed his head again, muttering in his heart, it’s not over yet? Are they going to smash their palms?
Hoke kept control of the time. At six minutes, he stopped clapping and sat back in his seat.
The applause gradually subsided and everyone sat down one after another.
In fact, Hawke is still a bit conservative. In five or six years, it will evolve into a business at the three major European film festivals, and it is not uncommon to receive more than ten minutes of applause.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Eric thanked loudly.
Applause sounded again.
At the end of the film screening, the audience left the theater one after another. Robert's subordinates stood near the exit, collecting rating questionnaires as much as possible to obtain the most intuitive first-line data as quickly as possible.
Simon was collecting questionnaires when a bearded man suddenly came over and whispered: "I want to ask you something. You came from Hollywood. Have you heard that Winona Ryder stole Bill from the zipper door? That pair of underwear? ”
Simon was stunned by these words. He thought he had never heard of it before. As an industry insider, he was not as well-informed as a movie fan?
Hoke, who came from behind, quickly put the scoring questionnaire into the other person's hand and walked away from here.
The audience left the theater and happily went to the Alpine Pizza Shop.
We did everything we could do here, and the rest of Hawke couldn't be affected, so we went to the pizza shop together.
True to his word, he took out the 10 dollars that Bill had exchanged and distributed them to everyone.
The film festival has just begun, and we can still use this group of people later.
Beard walked through the crowd, found Hawke, handed him a can of beer, and clinked glasses with him: "Man, here's a toast to you!"
Hoke had drank and bumped into him. Fist, and toast with the silent Brand.
Brand suddenly remembered something. The $1,000 spent on the party fell on George Hansen.
Double monthly tickets, please give me monthly tickets, big guys, please give me a few, thank you on my knees.
(End of this chapter)